Bachelor's+17% vs national median358 grads tracked
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology at Westfield State University
Ranked 14th of 273 bachelor's programs in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,136
middle 50%: $25,027 – $43,422
Median · 5 years out
$66,902
middle 50%: $49,147 – $83,557
Median · 10 years out
$77,603
middle 50%: $56,877 – $96,354
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Westfield State University kinesiology graduates earn a median of $34k in year one. Salaries climb to $78k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,365 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Oklahoma
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$68,768 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$67,736 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$67,032 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$65,602 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$65,596 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$65,498 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$65,495 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$65,493 · 5 yrs out
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$76,412 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$74,193 · 5 yrs out
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